---
 drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c |   16 +++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

Index: linux-pm/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
===================================================================
--- linux-pm.orig/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
+++ linux-pm/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
@@ -3205,11 +3205,15 @@ static int __init intel_pstate_init(void
 	if (boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor != X86_VENDOR_INTEL)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	if (no_load)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
 	id = x86_match_cpu(hwp_support_ids);
 	if (id) {
+		bool hwp_forced = intel_pstate_hwp_is_enabled();
+
+		if (hwp_forced)
+			pr_info("HWP enabled by BIOS\n");
+		else if (no_load)
+			return -ENODEV;
+
 		copy_cpu_funcs(&core_funcs);
 		/*
 		 * Avoid enabling HWP for processors without EPP support,
@@ -3219,8 +3223,7 @@ static int __init intel_pstate_init(void
 		 * If HWP is enabled already, though, there is no choice but to
 		 * deal with it.
 		 */
-		if ((!no_hwp && boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_HWP_EPP)) ||
-		    intel_pstate_hwp_is_enabled()) {
+		if ((!no_hwp && boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_HWP_EPP)) || hwp_forced) {
 			hwp_active++;
 			hwp_mode_bdw = id->driver_data;
 			intel_pstate.attr = hwp_cpufreq_attrs;
@@ -3236,6 +3239,9 @@ static int __init intel_pstate_init(void
 			goto hwp_cpu_matched;
 		}
 	} else {
+		if (no_load)
+			return -ENODEV;
+
 		id = x86_match_cpu(intel_pstate_cpu_ids);
 		if (!id) {
 			pr_info("CPU model not supported\n");